Email from Alliance For Children Happy New Year from Alliance For Children! Keep Our Kiddos Warm As winter kicks into high gear, our Family Advocate team continues to get requests for clean, new clothes for our kids. Every child deserves daily, essential clothing items necessary to stay warm as temperatures begin to drop in Tarrant County. You can check out our Amazon wishlist below to ensure every kid is winter-ready this year! We are in need of all sizes and colors to fit a multitude of our kids. Our Amazon Wishlist SAVE THE DATE Saturday, February 8, 2025 10:00 am - 2:30 pm Live! by Loews - Arlington   Alliance For Children proudly presents our 15th annual Let’s Play Bingo! Ladies Luncheon, a unique event to bring Tarrant County women together for a common cause: the prevention and healing of child abuse. Get ready to party like Gatsby in less than ONE MONTH at our fabulous event boasting a live and silent auction, new prizes, games, pulls, and raffles, a delicious lunch and festive cocktails, and of course, BINGO! It's not too late to claim your spot today! It'll be the cat's meow! Purchase Tables & Tickets Now! Upcoming Community Opportunities to Support our Mission Practice your Bingo skills and sip delicious cocktails in preparation for our 15th annual Let's Play Bingo! Ladies Luncheon! It's sure to be a fun, low-key evening benefitting our mission! No need to RSVP; simply come as you are! You’re invited to be part of the 2nd annual “Dancing with the Arlington Stars", hosted by the Rotary Club of Arlington! Each year, the event raises awareness and funds for 20+ charities serving the Arlington community. Our very own, Molly Kulpa, will be taking the stage on January 27, 2025, at Texas Live! to boogie on behalf of Alliance For Children! Individual tickets and sponsored tables on sale now! Event begins at 5:30 pm. Dancing with the Arlington Stars Website Kicking Off our 2025 Board Year Throughout 2025, we'll be giving more insight into the essential role our Board of Directors plays in our work for Tarrant County's most vulnerable children. Help us welcome our new (and a few returning) members to our Board of Directors: Capt. Melissa Andrews Dr. Kendra Bowen Kadee Coffman-Blair Tanya Merlino Paige Payne-Neal Isa Peña-Keller Educational Opportunity for Tarrant County Residents: Citizen Prosecutor Academy Come join the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office and learn all about the criminal justice system! The Citizen Prosecutor Academy will teach you the steps of prosecution and you'll gain an insider’s perspective on how the system works at no cost. Prosecutors and investigators teach the classes, and you’ll also get to tour the Tarrant County Corrections Center too! The Spring 2025 Citizen Prosecutor Academy starts Thursday, March 6th, and runs through Thursday, May 15th. Classes meet on Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Call 817-884-1400 for more information or visit CDA.TarrantCounty.com and click "Community" to apply. Register Today! Take Aim at Child Abuse! SAVE THE DATE 7th Annual Sporting Clay Tournament Friday, May 2, 2025 Alpine Shooting Range Reserve your Team Today! Share your Heart & Hands Want to make a difference in the life of a Tarrant County child? Sign up to become a volunteer and find the perfect fit for your time and talents to best support our mission and the kids we serve. Volunteer Opportunities To find the right fit for you and to take next steps, please contact Abby Sanchez at [email protected]. COMING UP! Camp B.L.U.E. March 17th - 21st Spring is about to blossom and so is our first 2025 session of Camp B.L.U.E.! Camp B.L.U.E. (Building. Learning. Understanding. Empowering.) is for kids ages 6 to 14 who have almost, or recently completed, the Clinical program at Alliance For Children. Camp B.L.U.E. is an opportunity for these kids and teens to regain some of the joys and simplicities of childhood, unclouded by trauma or abuse. Campers are treated to a week filled with fun activities, special guest speakers, games, and field trips to exciting places around the metroplex! If you would like to support camp, watch our social media channels for our Amazon wishlist in the coming weeks to help make it the most memorable week ever for our kids! Upcoming Community Education Classes Are you interested in learning how you can keep children in your life and the community safe? Register for our upcoming prevention awareness classes at no cost. Discussing Body Safety with Your Children (English) - Saturday, February 22, or Tuesday, April 1 from 9 am - 10 am via Zoom Child Abuse Prevention 101 for Youth Serving Professionals (English) - Saturday, March 8, or Saturday, April 5 from 9 am - 10:30 am via Zoom Responsible Internet Safety for Kids (R.I.S.K.) (English) - Wednesday, April 30 from 12 pm - 12:30 pm via Zoom Register for Classes Visit our website to see the full list of upcoming training opportunities in 2025! Office Closures While we're always on call for Tarrant County's kids, our centers will be closed on Monday, January 20th in observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.   Visit our website Donate Alliance For Children | 3609 Marquita Drive | Fort Worth, TX 76116 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice